--- title: Taylor Swift: When Will She Release New Music in 2017? description: It's been more than two years since Taylor Swift dropped '1989.' Here's everything we know about when she might finally release new work. canonical: https://time.com/4694697/taylor-swift-new-album-2017/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-14T22:05:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T11:03:48.000Z og:title: Here's Every Hint We Have About Taylor Swift's Next Album og:description: It's been well over two years since Swift dropped '1989.' 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What's next? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt346028eba11575df/6988be2b8fd2ee30063561fd/taylor-swift-fb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 01:15 video:published: 2017-02-13 section: personal-finance topics: concert tickets, budget concert attendance, Ticketmaster, resale tickets, StubHub, face value pricing, last-minute ticket deals, ticket scams genre: explainer, consumer advice tones: practical, casual, informative emotions: excitement (medium), caution (medium), frustration (low) sentiment: neutral audience: concert-goers, music fans, budget-conscious consumers, young adults organizations: TIME, Ticketmaster, Live Nation, StubHub, SeatGeek, VividSeeds products: concert tickets transcript_source: automatic transcription transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Here Are All the Hints We Have About Taylor Swift's Long-Awaited Next Album > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with Ally. 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Here's how to see your favorite artist on a budget_ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary The video offers budget-minded advice on buying concert tickets so fans can see their favorite artists without overspending. It compares primary ticket sellers like Ticketmaster and Live Nation with resale sites such as StubHub, SeatGeek and VividSeeds. The comparison covers price, availability, last-minute deals, seat selection and the risk of being turned away at the gate with second-hand tickets. ## Key points - Buying from Ticketmaster or Live Nation means buyers avoid being ripped off by people trying to make extra cash. (00:16) - Retail sellers do not regularly offer tickets below face value, while resale sites give more chances for last-minute deals. (00:22) - Tickets sell out on Ticketmaster, but there are almost always tickets available on StubHub or VividSeeds. (00:38) - Resale sites will probably have a dream seat, but at a higher price. (00:42) - A reseller's last-minute tickets can be a way to score deals that resellers are looking to get rid of. (00:28) - A point goes to resellers for availability in the comparison of ticket sources. (00:32) - A common fear is being turned away at the gate with second-hand tickets from a third-party site. (00:47) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:05] Finding tickets for a favorite artist. The video opens by asking where fans should first look for tickets to a favorite Grammy artist's tour. - [00:05 to 00:11] Choosing between primary and resale sellers. The narrator poses the choice between Ticketmaster and resellers like StubHub as the first stop. - [00:11 to 00:28] Pros and cons of primary sellers. Ticketmaster and Live Nation are presented as safer from markups, while retail sellers rarely offer below-face-value tickets. - [00:28 to 00:47] Resale availability and deals. Resale sites are credited with more availability and last-minute deals, though dream seats cost more. - [00:47 to 01:15] Risk of second-hand tickets. The video raises the fear of being turned away at the gate with third-party tickets, with the discussion continuing past the transcript. ## Key quotes - [00:16] narrator: "you know that you're not going to get ripped off by those trying to make some extra cash" - [00:38] narrator: "there are almost always tickets available on StubHub" - [00:42] narrator: "Reseller sites will probably have it for you, but for a pretty penny." - [00:47] narrator: "There's always that fear that you'll find yourself turned away at the gate with second-hand tickets from a third-party site." ## Questions this video answers - Should I buy concert tickets from Ticketmaster or a reseller first? [00:05] - Can you pay less than face value for concert tickets? [00:22] - Is it easier to find available concert tickets on resale sites? [00:38] - Can I get my dream seat from a reseller? [00:42] - What is the risk of buying second-hand concert tickets? [00:47]  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Updated: Dec 13, 2023 11:03 AM UTCPublished: Mar 14, 2017 10:05 PM UTC Here's how to see your favorite artist on a budget  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Updated: Dec 13, 2023 11:03 AM UTCPublished: Mar 14, 2017 10:05 PM UTC For most of her life as a professional musician, [Taylor Swift](http://time.com/3578249/taylor-swift-interview/) has [stuck to a strict schedule](http://time.com/4688432/taylor-swift-album-2017/): a full album release once every two years since 2006, dropped in the autumn. Like clockwork, her fans could depend on Swift to share her highly personal, radio-friendly tales of youth and heartbreak, even as her sound evolved from country to rock to pop (with a [dubstep detour](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNoKguSdy4Y)). But in 2016, Swift stepped off the hamster wheel of her own production schedule. While there are no official guarantees from the [Grammy winner](http://time.com/4225261/2016-grammys-taylor-swift-kanye-west/) yet, here’s everything we know about when we might next expect to hear a full new album from Swift. **Swift hasn’t stopped producing music.** She’s been writing songs, contributing to Little Big Town’s [“Better Man”](http://time.com/4553923/taylor-swift-little-big-town-better-man/) (and, initially under a pseudonym, to ex Calvin Harris’s [“This Is What You Came For”](http://time.com/4559308/calvin-harris-thanks-taylor-swift-rihanna/)). Swift has never been one to stay idle, and it looks like she’s been expending her creative energies writing for fellow artists instead of solely focusing on her own work. **Her hit with Zayn for** **_Fifty Shades Darker_** **is tiding her over.** [“I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”](http://time.com/4648633/taylor-swift-zayn-50-shades-video/) climbed, predictably, to the very top of the [charts in the winter of 2017](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7678133/hot-100-ed-sheeran-shape-of-you-zayn-taylor-swift-surge-to)—and managed to keep Swift (and her particular musical brand) relevant. With a hit like that, she satisfied fans’ appetites, albeit briefly. **Her only live performance of 2017 was in February.** She played a [pre-Super Bowl gig](http://www.nme.com/news/taylor-swift-says-pre-super-bowl-only-show-no-tour-2017-1967624) in Houston, Texas, where she announced to the lucky crowd that they were attending [“100 percent” of her tour dates](http://ew.com/music/2017/02/05/taylor-swift-wont-tour-2017/) for the whole year. “As far as I know I’m only doing one show in 2017, and as far as I know, this is that show,” she told the audience. It was her second live performance since the [1989 World Tour](http://time.com/money/4173598/taylor-swift-1989-world-tour-ticket-sales/) ended in December 2015\. Her statement suggests if she’s performing a live show again this year, she doesn’t know about it yet.  HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY Taylor Swift performs in Houston, Texas, on Feb. 4, 2017. Frazer Harrison—Getty Images for DIRECTV **MORE** [The Power of Taylor Swift](http://time.com/3583129/power-of-taylor-swift-cover/) **Her good pal Ed Sheeran thinks she might release something around Christmas.** Sheeran, who’s sitting pretty [at the top of the charts](http://time.com/4696438/ed-sheeran-music-album-divide/) with his own release _Divide_, alluded to the fact that savvy businessperson Swift might want to wait it out until the holidays for a big drop. “Taylor \[Swift\] isn’t going to be releasing until probably the end of this year—Christmas is the smartest time to release because that’s when everyone buys records,” [he told the BBC in March 2017](http://time.com/4688432/taylor-swift-album-2017/). Given his close relationship with Swift, Sheeran’s word is the closest fans have to actual inside information. **In the past, October was her album drop month of choice.** [Four out of five](http://time.com/4688432/taylor-swift-album-2017/) of her past studio albums came out in October. (_Fearless_ dropped in November 2008.) **Swift has ripe material.** The pop star, who often writes about her personal relationships, can draw from recent high-profile romances with [Calvin Harris](http://time.com/4482852/calvin-harris-on-how-all-hell-broke-loose-after-he-and-taylor-swift-broke-up/) and [Tom Hiddleston](http://time.com/4481115/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-break-up/). The climax to her [salvo with Kanye West](http://time.com/4411055/kanye-west-taylor-swift-kim-kardashian-feud/) regarding the lyrics to his song “Famous” or her [ongoing tiff with Katy Perry](http://time.com/4487658/katy-perry-taylor-swift-tweet/) could also provide fodder. **MORE** [Taylor Swift Is 2016’s Highest-Paid Celebrity (By a Lot)](http://time.com/4401252/taylor-swift-highest-paid-celebrity/) **She’s been publicly supportive of other artists this year.** Swift cut back substantially on her social media output in the latter half of 2016 and early 2017, but has tossed out love to her fellow artists and high-profile friends. It’s possible that Swift, who rarely engaged with featured artists on previous albums, might be ready to incorporate other voices into her future work. (Her song with Zayn could foreshadow more collaborations to come.) She’s given shout-outs to Lorde, Ed Sheeran, Little Big Town and Kings of Leon on social media, too. **MORE** [Taylor Swift’s Fourth of July Party Looks Like a Lot of Work](http://time.com/4394014/taylor-swift-4th-of-july-instagram-2016/) **She has a special relationship with the number 13.** It’s her favorite number. It’s in her Twitter handle, it’s the date of her birthday and she even has been known to draw the number on her hand before going onstage to perform, as a kind of good-luck charm. [Dedicated Swifties have used this](http://time.com/4526914/taylor-swift-new-album-fall/) piece of information to predict all kinds of potential album drop dates, suggesting she’ll try to coordinate a release with the lucky number. So on the 13th of each month, keep an eye out for any clues. In the end, all we know for sure is that Swift _will_ be back—on her own terms and in her own time. 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